Abstract & References Vol 26 No 3 (2022)

Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 26 No 3 (2022): 507 - 519

THE REMOVAL OF BISPHENOL-A FROM SYNTHETIC WASTEWATER USING THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE

(Penyingkiran Bisfenol A daripada Sisa Air Sintetik Mengunakan Membran Lapisan Komposit Nipis)

Taofiq Damilare Aiyelabegan , Siti Nur Alwani Shafie, Shafiq Mohd Hizam, Nik Abdul Hadi Nordin*

Department of Chemical Engineering,

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

*Corresponding author: nahadi.sapiaa@utp.edu.my

Received: 22 August 2021; Accepted: 24 March 2022; Published: 27 June 2022

Abstract

In this study, the removal performance of bisphenol A (BPA) from synthetic wastewater using the forward osmosis method was compared between polyamide thin film composite membrane (PA -TFC) and polysulfone (PSf) membrane substrate. The thin-film composite membrane was prepared by using flat polysulfone (PSf) sheets as membrane substrate through in-situ interfacial polymerization technique. To generate the thin film surface on the PSf substrate, M-phenylenediamine (MPD) and 1,3,5-benzene trichloride (TMC) were utilized as monomers in aqueous and organic solutions, respectively. The BPA retention efficiency of the PSf and TFC membranes was examined and compared accordingly. The membranes were characterized by using atomic force microscopy (AFM), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and contact angle analysis. The fabricated thin film on the PSf substrate membrane has enhanced its hydrophilicity which aids in wastewater treatment by increasing the membrane’s water flow rate. A synthetic BPA wastewater solution of 100 mgL-1 was prepared to evaluate the performance of the membrane. Based on the finding of this study, the PSf substrate and PA -TFC membrane yielded 25% and 91% of BPA removal from the feed solution, respectively.

Keywords: bisphenol-a, polyamide, thin-film composite membrane, forward osmosis

Abstrak

Dalam kajian ini, penyingkiran bisfenol A (BPA) dari air sisa sintetik disiasat menggunakan membran filem komposit nipis poliamida (PA -TFC) dan dibandingkan dengan substrat membran polisulfon (PSf) menggunakan proses osmosis hadapan. Membran TFC diperbuat melalui teknik pempolimeran dengan menggunakan permukaan PSf sebagai substrat membran. M-fenildiamina (MPD) dan 1,3,5-benzena triklorida (TMC) digunakan sebagai monomer dalam larutan berair dan organik untuk menghasilkan permukaan filem nipis pada substrat PSf. Penyingkiran BPA melalui membran PSf dan TFC disiasat dan dibandingkan. Setiap membran dicirikan dengan mikroskopi tekanan atom (AFM), mikroskopi imbasan elektron pancaran medan (FESEM), spektroskopi inframerah transformasi Fourier (FTIR) dan analisa sudut sentuhan. Lapisan filem nipis yang dihasilkan pada membran substrat PSf meningkatkan daya hidrofiliknya, yang membantu dalam rawatan air sisa dengan meningkatkan kadar pengeluaran air. 100 ppm larutan sisa air BPA sintetik disediakan untuk menguji prestasi membran. Dari data yang diperoleh dari kajian ini, substrat PSf dan membran PA -TFC menghasilkan 25% dan 91% penurasan BPA dari sisa tersebut.

Kata kunci: bisfenol a, poliamida, membran filem komposit nipis, osmosis hadapan

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